Former Bellevue resident Kelsey Ayano Schmidt took the spotlight on Saturday when she was crowned the new Miss Washington, taking the reins after the former resigned in scandal.
A blast from Bellevue’s past! In this new series, Bellevue Reporter staff will bring you images from our archives.
Seattle Seahawks player Derrick Coleman told police he had smoked synthetic cannabinoids prior to driving and allegedly causing a hit-and-run in October., according to the police investigation released Jan. 25.
The last steel beam — almost entirely covered with the messy, loopy signatures of Enatai Elementary School students — was placed on top of the new Enatai location during a “topping ceremony” on Jan. 22.
Seven priests who served in Bellevue and were accused of sexually abusing children over nearly four decades were among the names on a list released by the Archdiocese of Seattle last week as part of their self-proclaimed commitment to transparency.
Dude, where’s my weed?: A citizen picked up a box that USPS left on her doorstep, which she thought was for her and opened it. The box contained two large bags of marijuana, and was addressed to be shipped to Hawaii with her neighbor’s address as the return address. Later that evening, a man named “Ryan” came to her front door asking about the package. The woman stated she had not seen any package, obtained his cell phone number and contacted police.
Despite the Bellevue school board’s approval of the school district’s plan to implement a later high school start time, there are still various aspects of rolling the morning bell back to 8:30 a.m. in question — some that other districts may be able to assist with.
After recent successes in tracking down the killer in a decades-old cold case, the Bellevue Police Department announced plans this week to revisit the city’s 17 unsolved missing persons and homicide cases.
Nearly 60 years after he struggled to attend a white high school, Little Rock Nine member and civil rights activist Dr. Terrence Roberts says that people must wake up, discuss and actively learn about race and diversity.
A Bellevue family was able to escape a two-alarm fire that heavily damaged their Crossroads home the morning of Jan. 13 thanks to a smoke detector and a teenaged boy’s quick thinking.
The Bellevue Police Department is searching for owners of three high-end, expensive bicycles found in the woods last week.
With the removal of the first spikes from the old railroad tracks in Bellevue and Kirkland on Jan. 8, King County is preparing for the new Eastside Rail Corridor and regional trail.
Java jackpot: The manager at Starbucks on Northeast 8th Street stated that an unknown customer turned in a bag containing $3,900 in cash found inside the Starbucks. The cash was booked into property for safekeeping.
International School Ryan Lafferty was shocked to hear his name called Jan. 7 as the winner of an award some have called the “Oscars of teaching”.
Law enforcement officials announced today that an organization of self-identified sex soliciting “hobbyists” who called themselves “The League” and sex trafficking site they frequented were raided and shut down this week in the culmination of a months-long, country-wide investigation.
Despite what the district calls its aggressive hiring and recruiting of substitute teachers, the Bellevue School District is facing increase in unfilled teacher absences in schools across the city.
Now that NASA has found evidence of water on Mars, astronauts will test the growth of a small plant in Martian soil, thanks to students at Bellevue’s Open Windows School.
Alcohol-related accidents and arrests were down this New Year’s Eve compared to past years, as were the number of DUI emphasis officers working the holiday.
Bellevue, Seattle and Olympia were recently ranked among the most LGBT inclusive cities in the country by the Human Rights Campaign.
This year was a busy one for Bellevue, and hoards of citizens past and present visited the Bellevue Reporter’s website, Facebook page, Twitter accounts and more for the latest news. From sports to business to crime, here is what stories our readers flocked to this year.
